GOODWIN, George Victor
| Service Number: | 1745 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Leichhardt and Ryde Superior Public Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial C110 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Murrurundi Bowls Club Roll of Honour, Ryde Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1745, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1745, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1745, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1745, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1745 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
George Victor GOODWIN (Service Number 1745), was born in Sydney in 1890, and educated at the Ryde Superior Public School. He joined the NSWGR as a telephone boy in the office of the Superintendent of Lines in Sydney in 1905, and a year later became a junior porter. In 1910 he was moved to a position as junior clerk at Grafton, and in 1911 was promoted to clerk at Quirindi. In 1913 he became a clerk in the District Superintendent’s Office at Murrurundi. In January 1915 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF at Liverpool.
He was killed in action at Gallipoli between 7 and 12 August 1915.
When news of his death was received in Australia, the Murrurundi correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reported that ‘all the business people placed their flags at half-mast as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased soldier’. A memorial service was conducted in the Methodist Church, and ‘Although the night was very dark and wet, there was a large congregation, the District Superintendent and many other railway officials being present. The service throughout was very impressive…’.
Submitted 1 August 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Andrew and Sarah GOODWIN, 'Kurrajong', Belmore Street, Ryde, New South Wales
Biography contributed by John Oakes
George Victor GOODWIN (Service Number 1745), was born in Sydney in 1890. he was educated at the Ryde Superior Public School. He joined the NSW Government Railways as a telephone boy in the office of the Superintendent of Lines in Sydney in 1905. A year later he became a junior porter. In 1910 he was moved to a position as junior clerk at Grafton .In 1911 he was promoted to clerk at Quirindi. In 1913 he became a clerk in the District Superintendent’s Office at Murrurundi.
In January 1915 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF at Liverpool.
He was ‘taken on strength’ by the 3rd Battalion on 31st May 1915.
He was killed in action at Gallipoli between 7th and 12th August 1915.
When news of his death was received in Australia, the Murrurundi correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reported that ‘all the business people placed their flags at half-mast as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased soldier’. A memorial service was conducted in the Methodist Church, and ‘Although the night was very dark and wet, there was a large congregation, the District Superintendent and many other railway officials being present. The service throughout was very impressive…’.
- based n notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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